Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Wolstanton at a glance

House prices
£160,000
Lower prices8th percentile
Schools
36th percentile
Middle
Transport
67th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
86.4 per 1,000 residents
Middle33rd percentile
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land12th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Wolstanton a good place to live?

Wolstanton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.

No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.

Crime rate in Wolstanton

Crime rate

Crime rate
86.4 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
33rd percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Wolstanton

House prices

Median sale price
£160,000
Percentile
8th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 86 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Wolstanton

Schools

36th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Wolstanton

Flood risk

Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 12th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Wolstanton

Transport

67th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

Green spaceEnvironmentLocal lifeFamilyHealth

FAQs

Is Wolstanton a good place to live?

Wolstanton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Wolstanton safe?

Wolstanton ranks in the 33rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Wolstanton?

The median sale price was £160,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 8th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Wolstanton?

Schools rank in the 36th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Wolstanton?

Nearby public profiles include Bradwell in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Bettws in Casnewydd - Newport.